आओ बहस करें: दिवाली पर पटाखे कितने जरूरी?

दिवाली खुशियों का त्यौहार है और खुशी बिन पटाखे अधूरी ही लगती है. लेकिन सवाल ये कि क्या दिवाली बिन पटाखे नहीं मनाई जा सकती, वो भी ऐसी जगह जहां बढ़ता प्रदूषण लोगों का दम घोंट रहा हो. आज कार्यक्रम आओ बहस करें में हम इसी मुद्दे पर चर्चा करेंगे.

Why do we burst crackers? Of course, we burst crackers to celebrate happiest of the occasions and enhance the festivity of the atmosphere. The Bursting of crackers and lighting up of arrays of Diyas are two most important and integral part of Diwali tradition. The recent Supreme Court ban against firecrackers during Diwali has received lot of flak. In the whole discourse, one thing became crystal clear. Many actually believe that firecrackers are an essential part of Indian ethos and banning them is an assault to our culture. Lets discuss, are firecrackers really an essential part of diwali?